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| | Address | Two Ravinia Drive
Suite 1500 | | Atlanta, Georgia 30346-2104 | | (DeKalb & Fulton Cos.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 404-239-1150 | Facsimile: 404-239-1179
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| Gorby, Peters & Associates, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Civil and Administrative Trials and Appeals in state and federal courts. | | Year Established: 1985 | Firm Profile:
Gorby, Peters & Associates, P.C. represents parties in litigation throughout the United States by merging extensive trial experience with innovative and creative litigation, risk management and analysis, corporate training and alternative dispute resolution techniques. Firm members are often associated by corporations and other counsel to assist with complex litigation in various national venues.Attorneys in the firm are licensed in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and The District of Columbia. | | Firm Size: 9 | Representative Clients:
AGL Resources; AmeriGas Propane, Inc.; Atlanta Gas Company; CVS Corporation; EMC Underwriters; Genuine Parts Company; Henderson-Shapiro, LLC; Hilton Hotels Corporation; ICS Contract Services, LLC; Ledic Management Group; Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Ins. Co.; Marriott Corporation; Mirant Corporation; OFS BrightWave, LLC; Premiere Global Services, Inc.; Rentokil Initial, Incorporated; Safeco Insurance Co.; St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.; University Instructors, Inc.; Voicecom Telecommunications (dba Intelleverse). | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
| | Michael J. Gorby (Member) admitted to bar, 1974, Georgia. Education: Georgia State University (B.A., 1971); University of Georgia (J.D., 1974). Author: Premises Liability in Georgia, Thomson-West, 1998. Lecturer and Papers Published: "Anatomy of a Premises Liability Case," Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, Destin, Florida, 2001; "Insurance Coverage Law in Georgia," National Business Institute, Inc. Seminar, July 25, 1995; Program Chairman, Premises Liability, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, Seminar, October 28, 1994-2007; "Premises Liability in Georgia," Atlanta Bar Association, Atlanta, Georgia, Seminar, February 1999 and Park City, Utah, Seminar, March 11, 1994 and Snow Mass, Colorado, 1998; "Insurance Law: Third-Party Coverage in Georgia," Seminar, June 18, 2002. Arbitrator for U.S. Arbitration and Mediation USA&M); Arbitrator and Mediator for U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia. [First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 1969-1971]. Practice Areas: Premises Liability; Complex Commercial Litigation; Wrongful Death; Catastrophic Personal Injury; Employment Discrimination; Insurance Law; Products Liability; Class Actions; Professional Liability. Email: Michael J. Gorby | | Mary Donne Peters (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, South Carolina; 1989, Georgia; 2000, Alabama. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., English and Journalism, 1979); University of South Carolina (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Law Review Editorial Board, Moot Court. Books, Papers, Major Speaking Engagements: Author: "Admissibility of Expert Testimony in Georgia," Thomson-West, 2006; Program Chair, "The New Rules Regarding the Admissibility of Expert Testimony in Georgia," Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), Atlanta, Georgia (May, 2005; October 2007); "Psychiatric/Psychological Malpractice," American Trial Lawyers Association National Convention, Montreal, Canada, July, 2001; "Admissibility of Expert Testimony Under Federal Law, Georgia Law, and Proposed Legislation," Continuing Legal Education Presentation for Georgia Supreme Court and Staff, Atlanta, Georgia, 2004-2006; "Admissibility of Expert Testimony," Georgia State Court Judges' Association Annual Convention, 2006; "Cross Examination of Experts and Daubert," Atlanta Bar Association, Atlanta, Georgia, 2003;"Defense of the Violent Crime Premises Liability Case In the Hotel/Motel or Apartment/Condominium Case," Defense Research Institute National Seminar on Premises Liability, Atlanta, Georgia, June, 2001. "Cross Examination of Experts," American Trial Lawyers Association National Convention, Washington, D.C., July 1998; Georgia Evidence Handbook (with 2 co-authors), Professional Education Systems, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia April 1998; "Recent Developments in Premises Liability Cases Involving Criminal Acts by Third Parties," American Trial Lawyers Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 1997. Invited Lecturer: Seminar for Georgia Superior Court Judges on Environmental and Toxic Tort Premises Liability, 1996; Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Premises Liability Seminar: "New Frontiers in Premises Liability," (1994-2005). Associate, Long, Aldridge & Norman, Atlanta, Georgia, 1989-1994. Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of South Carolina, 1987-1989; Honors Program Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Washington, D.C., 1986-1987; Judicial Law Clerk to Hon. Emory M. Sneeden, Circuit Judge, Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 1985-1986; Member, Women President's Organization (2005-2007). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Premises Liability; Intellectual Property Litigation; Catastrophic Personal Injury; Wrongful Death Claims; Business Torts; Family Business Mediation; Family Business Law; Age Discrimination in Employment; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employee Discipline; Employer Liability; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Class Actions; Employment Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Retaliatory Discharge; Sexual Harassment; Whistleblower Litigation; Franchise Litigation; Franchise Mediation; Franchise Arbitration; Technical Litigation; Technology Contracts; Pharmacy Litigation. | | —————————— | | Stephanie F. Brown (Associate) admitted to bar, 1988, Georgia. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1985; J.D., Law Review and Moot Court, 1988). Practice Areas: Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Employment Litigation; Employment Class Actions; Premises Liability; Professional Liability; Catastrophic Injury; Wrongful Death. | | Jeffrey D. Cooper (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., Political Science and Economics, 2004); Emory University School of Law (LL.B., 2007). Order of Barristers. Co-Director, Competitions in Emory Moot Court Society. Recipient: James C. Pratt Memorial Award, Most Outstanding Member of Moot Court Society; State Bar of Georgia Exemplary Law Student Award (Real Property Law Section). | | Montoya J. McGee (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Dillard University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2004); Emory University School of Law (LL.B., 2007). Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Society. Member, Emory Law Moot Court Review Board. Vice-President of the Black Law Students Association. |
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